"It's those, uh… lingering animal instincts, huh? I guess I can't blame you. He sighs, playing absently with one of his ears like someone might fidget with long hair. "Something like that," Volks grunts at last. "Uh… were you… hunting me?" He asks, small tail twitching.
Ireland – Brosnan Fahey, Louise Quinn, McCarthy O’Gorman (Littlejohn 70), Finn, O’Sullivan, Connolly, McCabe Lucy Quinn (Carusa 84), Payne. Pauw didn’t go after the winner right away, opting to substitute her right-back and Slovakia renewed their interest in grabbing a winner.īíróová threw himself into a corner in the 74th minute, but Brosnan saved Ireland again.īut then the Irish keeper almost imploded, hesitant in possession, allowing Žemberyová to make an unopposed shot but Louise Quinn miraculously did a diving intervention to save her colleague’s blush.Īnd maybe Ireland hopes for the World Cup. Lucy Quinn emerged from a poor display and got a shot from the hand that showed the sense of panic at the last minute, despite there being half an hour left to play.įortunately, Ireland finally put on a fine game, which deserved a goal, which captain McCabe drilled home with the perfect ease of a WSL table topper. Ireland, momentarily stunned, regrouped and produced their best game pass for the hour, a nice passing pattern that caused Megan Connolly to prick the hands of the little Slovakian keeper. Savannah McCarthy had been dragged to the right unable to cover the crotch and with only one white shirt to erect, Maťavková found it with precision, Martina Šurnovská bundled up from no distance home as Niamh Fahey was caught flat-footed. With possession on the left, the ball was swept wide to the right and the wandering Bruggeling Ľudmila Maťavková. Two minutes after the break, Slovakia stunned the Irish. Payne was sent to the left by a lovely pass from Denise O’Sullivan, but she fired her shot impetuously over.
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Slovakian dangerous woman Mária Mikolajová squirmed free on the right-hand side to set up position for a decent left-footed drive, but Courtney Brosnan was comfortably behind the first shot on goal of the game in the tenth minute.ĭominika Škorvánková tested Brosnan again in the 38th minute and this seemed to bring the Irish to life, Aine O’Gorman and Lucy Quinn clattering in dangerous crosses as green bodies streamed forward.įrom the ensuing corner, a signature double act – Katie McCabe’s corner and Louise Quinn’s head – forced Maria Korenčiová’s first save of the night. Katie McCabe’s driven cross dodged Louise Quinn in an initially rosy start the captain also provoked a booking from Andrea Horváthová, but the pattern was not established as the visitors shook off their status as outsiders. Ireland started off well, but Slovakia was arguably the better outfit of the evening, more coherent and composed in most of the things they tried Ireland was not. Group leaders Sweden did them a favor in the other group match by inflicting a second consecutive defeat on the Finns. After the climax in Helsinki, Tallaght was stunned for poor Ireland dropping points to Slovakia, meaning they temporarily dropped to fourth place in World Cup qualifiers ahead of Georgia’s winless visit next Tuesday.Īrtina Šurnovská scored a shocking lead for the lively visitors two minutes after the break, but captain Katie McCabe equalized in the 65th minute with a smooth left foot.īoth sides had chances to win, but Slovakia’s point is worth much more to them how expensive the lost points are for Ireland will be announced next year.